The sister of one of the pilots who died on September 11th is outraged
that the military judge, 61-year-old Colonel James L. Pohl is allowing
the terror suspects to wear camouflage clothing inside the courtroom.
The accused, she says, want to portray themselves as soldiers during the
trial. It's a blatant move that Debra Burlingame says they wish to
promote their violent cause.

Judge Pohl granted the request during the second day of the pretrial decisions in the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the hijacked plane attacks and his four alleged al-Qaeda conspirators.

"They are trying to use their situation to rally jihadists around the world and that puts American troops in danger," she said.

"If these defendants were members of the Klu Klux Klan and they were on trial for killing a black family, for burning their house, would they be allowed to wear their Klan uniforms in court to show their solidarity with their fellow Klan members? Absolutely not!

"These men are guilty of war crimes . you have to strip them of all those things that promotes their murderous cause," she says.

Judge Pohl granted the request during the second day of the pretrial decisions in the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the hijacked plane attacks and his four alleged al-Qaeda conspirators.

The only stipulation made regarding the dress code for the five defendants is that the camouflage they wear must not be U.S. military uniforms.

"I'm sympathetic because he's under a microscope and he wants the proceedings to be fair and to be perceived as fair and legitimate," explained Burlingame, who is a former attorney, "but he doesn't have to take it when defense council and the defendants go over the line.

"It is the judge's job to insure a fair trial for the defendants and prevent them from making propagandist statements from inside an American military courtroom.

"They are speaking to Islamists members of al Qaeda and those who would be ripe for recruitment for their cause. They want to portray themselves as soldiers of Allah."

Judge Pohl is the lifetime soldier currently at the heart of the biggest terrorism trial since the September 11th attacks. This is far from the first time Pohl has been in a contentious situation.

Appointed to lead the Guantanamo military commission, Pohl first made headlines while serving over several of the cases involving American soldiers who were tried for their role in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.

Pohl crossed swords with then President George Bush over the issue of whether or not that prison should be destroyed. Bush argued in favor with Pohl dissenting that it could not be razed because it is a crime scene.

Judge Pohl then went on to preside over the trial of the Fort Hood shooting in 2009.

Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for July 2015
Universal: That political responsibility may be lived at all levels as a high form of charity.
Evangelization: That, amid social inequalities, Latin American Christians may bear witness to love for the poor and contribute to a more fraternal society.

There have been 29 cases of churches being torched by arsonists in the United States this year alone. Frequently, African-American churches are set alight by arsonists because of racism, religious intolerance, or vandalism. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "Anytime ... continue reading

The series of unfortunate events will keep on rolling for Planned Parenthood as the founder of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), David Daleiden, shared with conservative radio host Sean Hannity that there are eight more undercover videos that will reveal Planned ... continue reading

Under the floor of a Jamestown church, four body remains of the earliest English colonial leaders in America were unearthed. One was identified as Captain John Smith's rival, who researchers speculate to be part of a secret Catholic cell because of some artifacts ... continue reading

Another new Planned Parenthood expose video has been released, making this the second video this week and the fourth revealing hidden camera video in total. The Center for Medical Progress claims to have hours upon hours of footage exposing Planned Parenthood of ... continue reading

A unusual video message is being played at AMC Theaters in Central Florida, urging the audience to keep their eyes open to any bad agendas and malicious or suspicious actions within the establishment. The short film came to be after violent incidents inside movie ... continue reading

The number of illegal immigrant children and teens in the United States continues to increase. The United Nations and other humanitarian groups predict that a total of 30,000 more are expected to reach the U.S. before the year ends. MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic ... continue reading

At just 12 and 13-years-old, two siblings confessed to killing their father's girlfriend and both were charged with first-degree murder as adults, despite evidence they were sexually abused by a family member. Yesterday, the two first faced the world they once knew. ... continue reading

Satanists secretly unveiled a nine-foot, one-ton statue of Baphomet, the horned devil god of satanic practice in an undisclosed location in Detroit this past weekend. This has spurred on heavy protest from the city's Christian community. Hundreds gathered at Detroit's ... continue reading

Pope Francis will visit the United States for the first time ever in his lifetime during September. However, amid the excitement, the American populace may have lost some warmth towards the pontiff, who they once believed revived the Catholic Church in the country. ... continue reading